New York: U.S. Republican Mary Miller, speaking at a rally with former President Donald Trump, called the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v Wade a “white life victory.”
Miller’s spokesman said the Illinois Republican intended to say the decision was a victory for the “right to life.” The line as delivered was out of line with the disproportionate impact that the repeal of abortion rights will have on women of color.
Congresswoman Mary Miller speaks while former President Donald Trump is behind her on stage at a rally in Mendon, Illinois. Credit: AP
Miller is running for re-election in the newly redesigned 15th District of the state Congress against Republican Rep. Rodney Davis with the blessing of the former president. She had been invited on stage to speak for Trump, who held the rally in Mendon, Illinois, for the vote ahead of Tuesday’s state primaries.
“President Trump, on behalf of all MAGA patriots in America, I want to thank you for the historic victory of white life yesterday in the Supreme Court,” he said Saturday night (U.S. time), garnering applause from the crowd.
Miller’s spokesman Isaiah Wartman told The Associated Press it was “a mixture of words.”
“You can clearly see in the video … he’s looking at his papers and looking at his speech,” Wartman said.
Her campaign noted that she is the grandmother of several non-white grandchildren, including one with Down syndrome.
The first-year congresswoman, who was one of the people who voted to annul the results of the 2020 election, was previously criticized for quoting Adolf Hitler.